We consider all of our friends part of our extended family. We rely on them as part of our support system because our family is spread across the United States. We are close with our family and try to get everyone together in one place at least once a year.
Last year, our family got to go on a Carnival cruise where we enjoyed nights in the hot tub, fancy dinners, and just relaxing together.
When our friends get together there is always lots of food, fun, laughter and NOISE!! Everyone gets really loud and the group just gets louder and louder to be heard over the rest of the noise. If they are not hosting, Jenna never shows up empty handed. She'll bring wine and cheese, fruit and veggies, or desserts. The King rule is to NEVER SHOW UP EMPTY HANDED and to never take anything too seriously!
Jenna has made many friends through her work in the adoption field and met up with women who have placed their children for adoption in Chicago for an adoption walk and then road tripped back home and stopped in Minneapolis to visit with a friend. In 2014 Jenna went on a cruise with birth mothers, adoptive mothers and hopeful adoptive mothers and was grateful to be able to hear different perspectives and stories.
Jenna and David are very active supporters of adoption and count themselves blessed to be able to meet the most amazing, supportive women that they have bonded with through their work in the adoption field.
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| A couple that I married. That's right! I'm an ordained minister for the Universal Church of Modesto California. A girl that was introduced to us by a mutual acquaintance decided on a FRIDAY that she wanted to get married on SATURDAY. Since I love planning weddings and parties, I did whatever I could to help. This included becoming ordained! |
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| Jen & friends (Becky & Jason) at their wedding. I'm only a hot mess because I spent the day prepping everything! |
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| Dave & Jen play a game of cops and robbers with some friends. Lesson learned: Never play Red Rover with strangers! They may possibly clothesline you and knock you off your feet! |
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| Jen and Tanya (her boss) at a pool party. |
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| PJ & Jenna chill in Atlantic City. |
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| Jenna and Dave share a slow dance at their annual Halloween party |
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| Jenna & PJ (Uncle Jose) PJ has been Jenna's best friend for about 15 years. He is more Family than friend. |
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| A scary picture of Dave and our friends Kelly (the oil spill) and Charles (the crocodile hunter??) |
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| Dave & Jen with their "Little" during their first meeting. |
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| Jen and some friends fool around while Dave takes the pictures! |
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| Jenna & Dave playing lazer tag with some friends. |
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| Dave, Jenna & their "Little" ham it up at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Luncheon |
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| Jenna, Dad, & Courtney making dinner for the campers at Camp Quality in Iowa. |
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| Jenna and Uncle PJ (Jenna's best friend/brother from another mother) during a visit in Atlantic City. |
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| Jenna & Uncle PJ hang out with some friends before Jenna and David moved to Nebraska from NJ. |
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| Jenna and some friends while they were volunteering at a baseball concession stand. |
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| Jenna and a friend while fundraising for the Southwest Omaha Optimist Club. (David was taking the picture!) |
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| David and a friend get ready to ride the Gravitron at a local festival. |
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| Jenna and Amy hold twin babies being adopted out of the foster system. |
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| Jenna and a friend on the way to an Adoption Walk in Omaha, NE. |
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| Jenna and her Little get pedicures. |
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| Jenna celebrates with Emily! Flirty 30, baby!! |
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| Jenna & David celebrate July 4th with friends. |
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| Jenna poses with her boss (far right) and the race director after the race was over. |
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| David & Jenna LOVE traveling and wanted to weigh in on the Juicy Lucy debate. Matt's is definitely where it is at. Even better was being able to hang with a very close friend and spending the weekend with her and her daughter at the Mall of America. ♥ |